Bathing cap



April 17. 1926. 1,666,098

' G. P. KAUL BATHING on Filed Aug. 5. 1926 INVENTOR. 5 George P. Mm].

1 c improvement in a bathing cap in which the I of the tiinefand loll onthe beaches for .a

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Applicationffiled. August 5,

invention relates .to a new and useful crown of the 'cap is made fromwaterproof material. The" custom' among "swimmers.

today is to swim in the water fora portion to provide a-bathing .hathaving a peak 01" shield which may be moved to operative or inoperativeposition at will so that it vnot in a position-to interfere wlth thevlslon v of the swimmer while swimming, and so arranged that it may bemoved to shielding or-operative position on the wearer when 7 notengaged in swimming It is another object of thepresent inve'n tion'tofprovide a peak mounted on awaterproof crown in such a way that themovement of the peak-from operative to .1n-

operative position will not wear or tear" the crown at its point ofconnection.

Another object of the invention 15 to pro in vide a' reinforcementforthecrown at the I the head.

point of. mounting the peak so that the device isdurable and also-setscomfortable on e Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by? a'reference to theaccompanying drawings hich'formxa part of this specification and 40 V 7in which,.

Fig. 1 is a side, elevational view showing the invention applied. v

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the invention. I I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on substantially line 3 3of Fig. 2.

The invention. is adapted for use with a crown forming portion 7'wh1chis made from {rubber or other suitable waterproof material;

Mounted on the forward end of the'crown portion 7 at its edge ontheinner surface thereof is a strip of reinforcement 8 which maybe madefrom cloth, leatheroid, or other suitable material, which will beflexible and a front elevational 1926. Serial No. 1127,3823;

at the *s'a'me time stiffen to a certain. extent this portion/of thec'ro'wn7. Asimilar layerof reinforcement 9 is secured to the outer sideofthe crown 7in registration with the str-i'p 8., 1 The peak 1O ispi-evidedwith a strip of reinforcement l1 -along "itsfouter edge and a'strip of reinforcement 12 at joined edge. The peak may be made from anysuitable material although I prefer to I use celluloid which may beobtained in various colors.

AS shown in an lines iiiig. 1 the eak 10 may be folded downwardly toform a and eyes. The peak or shield would be worn in this position whenthe wearer is n t-.

swimming. When it is desired toswim so shield or protective member I forthe, face that the vision of the wearer may be unob-' structed entirelythe peak maybe folded, up

wvardly into the position shown-in dotted lines in Fig. 1,thi's foldingtaking place on the line of stitching 13'which secures the peak to thecrown 7 this stitching being projected through the reinforcing members 8and 9 and 12. (The stitching 14 is used to secure the reinforceingmembers 8 and 9 at their upper edges and at their end edges to the crown7 In View of the fact that the lower edges of the strips'8 and 9, thestrip 8 will not be folded when the peak is turned to inoperativeposition as shown in dotted lines in Fig.1, so that no pressure alongthe single line will be exerted upon the fore-Q head of the wearer toany great extent. On. .jthis account the bathing cap is, as comfortstitching 13 is positioned slightly above the I able on the headofthewearer when the peak" .is in inoperativeposition as when the peak isin operative position. Furthermore on account of the'relnforoeme'nt nonoticeable of connection on account of the movement of the peak fromoperatlve or'moperative posltlon. I

1The peak when positioned to inoperative position crosses center and the'yieldable 10o crown 7 serves to retain the peak in either f Ip'ositiomthis action resulting from the e1as-- Y ticity of the materialfrom which the crown 7is made. J

A bathing cap constructed in this manner is not only ornamental andattractive but possessed of considerable utility over the pea klessbathing cap for the reasons set out.

or undue wear is had on the cap in the'point 9 7 While I haveillustrated and described the preferred form of structure, I do not wishto limit myself to the precise form of structure shown, but desire toavail myself of such variations and modifications as may come within thescope of the appended on said crown at its forward side adjacent itsedge; a flexible peak of comparatively stiff material secured to saidreinforcement inwardly of the edge thereof and adapted for tilting tooperative or inoperative position.

2. A bathing cap of the class described,

comprising: an elastic water-proof crown;

a reinforcement member secured to the inner surface of said crown at itsforward side adjacent its edge; a reinforcement member secured to theoutersurface of said crown at its forward side adjacent said edge; a

flexible peak of comparatively stiff material secured to saidreinforcement members inwardly'of the edges thereof, said peak beingtiltable to operative or inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I have signed th v foregoing.

GEORGE P. KAUL. I

